Your best way to tell is by checking drain. No original 4 has drain as low
as the 4T. The battery check turnoff is the easiest way.
John Hermanson
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----- Original Message -----
From: Rand E. <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] OM-4T vs. OM-4 as backup body
> On this topic, Is there any way (short of disassembly) to determine
> whether an OM4 has the new low battery drain circuit board. Battery
> drain tells you if you have the problem, having the new circuit board
> tells you if you are susceptible to the problem in the future.
> Rand E.
>
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> Jim Terazawa wrote:
> >
> > Chris,
> >
> > If I were you, I would get the 4Ti. The 4 supposedly have higher
> > battery drain current than the 4Ti(4T) and the 4 is out of production.
> >
> > Jim Terazawa
> >
> > "Riek, Christopher" wrote:
> >
> > > I'm looking to get a backup body for my OM-4t, and I'm undecided
> > > about going with the OM-4T or just a plain OM-4. From pouring
> > > through the SIF pages and the FAQ, it seems to me that the only
> > > differences between the OM-4t and the OM-4 are the Titanium
> > > top and bottom plates (obviously), support for the F280, and some
> > > buzzer/display things. Granted that I do have an F280, but I don't
> > > use the high-speed sync all that often. Given that this camera will
> > > be a backup (alternate film and/or lens) Is it really worth the extra
> > > money to get the OM-4T over the OM-4? I'd appreciate some other
> > > opinions. (I know there is no shortage of these on the list ;-)
> > > -Chris Riek
> >
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